Q. Does this budget make you feel more confident or less confident in the Government’s ability to manage the economy?

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Total more confident

27%

18%

48%

20%

17%

Total less confident

29%

38%

12%

33%

44%

A lot more confident

5%

3%

9%

4%

3%

A little more confident

22%

15%

39%

16%

14%

Makes no difference

33%

34%

33%

35%

35%

A little less confident

15%

18%

9%

18%

20%

A lot less confident

14%

20%

3%

15%

24%

Don’t know

12%

10%

8%

11%

4%

More people said that the budget made them less confident in the Government’s ability to manage the economy (29%) than said that it made them more confident (27%), although 33% said that it made no difference.

Those most likely to say that the budget made them more confident were Liberal/National voters (48%) and those aged over 65 (40%).

Those most likely to say that the budget made them less confident were other part/independent voters (44%), ALP voters (38%) and those aged 45-54 (36%).